Sardarapat Movement: army is the mirror of the society, which needs a changeSeptember 8, 2011 - 12:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The problems within the Armenian civil society are the reason behind the deadly incidents in the army, a member of Sardarapat Movement said. “Army is the mirror of the society, however this doesn’t justify the latest developments in the armed forces,” the head of Monte Melkonyan Foundation, Alek Yenigomshyan told a press conference in Yerevan “The problem is that corruption at the highest military level prevents from fair investigation into the incidents,” he emphasized, adding that both army and public need system reforms. Several tragic incidents have been registered in the Armenian army over the past months. On August 26, soldier Aghasi Abrahamyan died after being severely beaten. “What happened to Abramanyan is not just a crime but an immoral act against a human being,” a prosecutor said. “The soldier, who felt bad was taken to an aid post 30 km far from his military unit. He stayed there unconscious for 10 hours and then was beaten by the medical officer.” On September 5, Let’s Not Be Silent youth initiative received an alert on a terrible incident with Hovhannes Vardanyan, 20, who went mad and is now kept in a mental hospital. A video shot in the hospital shows Vardanyan, who keeps repeating the military oath and makes random movements. Asked what happened, he says: “Officers… wanted to beat and rape me.” Vardanyan doesn’t remember any names. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |